Commit 0b30fc90 authored by Daniel Kahn Gillmor's avatar Daniel Kahn Gillmor Committed by Dr. Stephen Henson
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documentation should use "DHE" instead of "EDH"

parent 5a21cadb

doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list.pod

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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RSA export ciphers with a keylength of 512 bits for the RSA key require 
a temporary 512 bit RSA key, as typically the supplied key has a length

of 1024 bit (see

L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback(3)>).

RSA ciphers using EDH need a certificate and key and additional DH-parameters

RSA ciphers using DHE need a certificate and key and additional DH-parameters

(see L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>).



A DSA cipher can only be chosen, when a DSA certificate is available.

doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_options.pod

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@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ can only be used for signature operations (namely under export ciphers 
with restricted RSA keylength). By setting this option, ephemeral

RSA keys are always used. This option breaks compatibility with the

SSL/TLS specifications and may lead to interoperability problems with

clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with EDH (ephemeral

clients and should therefore never be used. Ciphers with DHE (ephemeral

Diffie-Hellman) key exchange should be used instead.



=item SSL_OP_CIPHER_SERVER_PREFERENCE

doc/ssl/SSL_CTX_set_tmp_rsa_callback.pod

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@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ the TLS standard, when the RSA key can be used for signing only, that is 
for export ciphers. Using ephemeral RSA key exchange for other purposes

violates the standard and can break interoperability with clients.

It is therefore strongly recommended to not use ephemeral RSA key

exchange and use EDH (Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman) key exchange instead

exchange and use DHE (Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman) key exchange instead

in order to achieve forward secrecy (see

L<SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)|SSL_CTX_set_tmp_dh_callback(3)>).